Two more British soldiers have been killed by explosions in Afghanistan, bringing the number of personnel who've died in action there to 201.
A soldier from 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, died after being caught in an explosion while on foot patrol in Helmand province on Saturday.
A second soldier has died in hospital after a separate incident on Thursday.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has paid tribute to the soldiers, but says Britain's Afghanistan mission is vital.
Around 8,000 British troops are currently fighting in Afghanistan, alongside thousands more from America.
The soldiers are there to try to destroy camps where terrorists train.
They are also trying to make the area safe for elections planned for August.
Gordon Brown said the soldiers' efforts were helping to make the world safer and that progress had been made in allowing the forthcoming elections to take place.
"It is to make Britain safe and the rest of the world safe that we must make sure we honour our commitment to maintain and keep a stable Afghanistan," he said.
-Nathan133
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